Higginstown

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Higginstown, from 20 m² to 1,106,338 m² (110.63 ha, 273.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

No zone of a development plan covers Higginstown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 7 Jul 2026Refused

  to Construct One Number Detached Dwelling, One Number Detached Garage, To Upgrade Existing Entrance To Public Road, To Install A Private Well , To Install A Pumped Tertiary Wastewater Treatment System With Coco Filter And Raised Infiltration Bed And All Associated Site Works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2660365

• 4 Sept 2019Conditional

  Construction of a single storey extension to the south and west sides of the existing private dwelling, installation of proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, entrance onto the public road and all ancillary site services

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 196250

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Natural Heritage Area: Cloncrow Bog (New Forest) NHA 000677

Recorded monuments

• WM038-013 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Located 300m south of an existing Coillte forest road and is approached via mature forestry. Monument presently covered with gorse, thorn and semi-mature trees on the summit. The area is approached via a forest road which runs approx. 300m to the east of the site with mature spruce between the road and the monument. The monument consists of a very substantial earthen mound rising to a height of approx. 15m above the surrounding land, approx. 60m in diameter and roughly oval in shape. The mound is surrounded by mature spruce on all sides except the western half where recently planted ash trees are growing to within 10m of the monument. The summit of the mound is heavily covered by gorse, bramble and mature self-seeded trees. To the north of the mound there is evidence for possible quarrying where the mound has been partially dug away. A buffer zone has been established around the monument in advance of clear felling. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on site report undertaken by Archer Heritage Ltd. on behalf of Coillte and kindly provided by Hugh Carey Date of upload: 10 January 2019

Architectural heritage

• New Forest House, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Entrance gates serving New Forest House (15403824), erected c.1780, comprising a pair of ashlar limestone gate piers on square-plan (having moulded ashlar limestone capstones over with fluted friezes and dome-shaped finials) supporting a pair of wrought-iron gates. Cut stone wheel guards to the bases of piers. Gateway flanked to either side (east and west) by sections of rendered walling on curved plan. Rubble limestone boundary walls run away to the east and the west. Ruins of five-bay single-storey gate lodge to the northeast having round-headed openings. Located to the south of New Forest House (15403824) and to the west of Tyrrellspass.

• New Forest House, country house, 1760–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey over basement country house, built c.1775, having a central single-bay breakfront to the centre of the main façade (south). Now in use as a hotel and set in a golf course. Shallow hipped natural slate roof, partially hidden by a raised parapet with cut stone coping over, with a pair of rendered chimneystacks aligned parallel to roof ridge. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and timber sliding sash windows (diminishing in size towards the eaves). Round-headed tripartite cut stone doorcase to the centre of the main façade (south) having an open bed pediment over, timber panelled door, flanking sidelights and a spoke fanlight above. Flight of cut limestone steps flanked to either side (east and west) by iron railings gives access to doorway over basement. Tripartite window openings to the centre of the first and second floor, above doorcase. Set back from road in extensive mature landscaped grounds to the west of Tyrrellspass. Extensive complex of two-storey outbuildings/stable block on U-shaped plan to the east having hipped natural slate roofs, roughcast rendered walls, square-headed window and door openings with timber sash windows and timber sheeted doors, integral segmental-headed carriage arches with ashlar limestone surrounds, and with a cupola over the centre of the range to the west. Ashlar limestone gate piers and iron gates to the west end of range of outbuildings to the south. Main entrance gates to grounds and remains of former gate lodge to the south (15403802).

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

No address of the register names Higginstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Higginstown

Area

2,798,827 m² (279.88 ha, 691.61 acres)

Civil parish

Newtown, and its townlands

Barony

Moycashel

Electoral division

Newtown, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ardmorney, Cloncrow, Cloncullen, Clonyhague, Knockmore, Loughanlewnaght, Newtownlow, Rahinashane And Spittaltown, Rahinashurock

Placenames

Higginstown on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.